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Technical Textiles - Collaborative Network Programme
The Collaborative Network Programme supports groups of companies to maximize collaborative opportunities and develop new products and services through a two-phase programme. Phase 1 provides funding of 50% up to £25k for a scoping study over 3-6 months. Phase 2 provides funding of 50% up to £250k for full-time facilitation over 2-5 years. The programme aims to leverage expertise, share knowledge, and build capacity among a minimum of four Northern Irish companies. Benefits include improved skills, access to new markets, and innovative practices.
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- 2. • Supports groupsof companies to: – Maximise collaborative opportunities; – Develop innovative new products, services, processes • Provides businesses with the opportunity to: – Focus on collaborative initiatives; – Leverage external expertise; – Share knowledge; – Exploit collective resources; – Reduce risk; – Build capacity & capability. Programme Aim
- 3. • 2 phaseprogramme – Phase 1: Scoping Study, support of 50% of eligible costs up to £25k, over 3-6 months. – Phase 2: Full-time facilitation, support of 50% up to £250k, over 2-5 yrs • Minimum of 4 N I companies – Invest NI Client Company required • Project focused • Must be private sector / company-led – Academia; Public Sector; non NI businesses can be included • Typically cover Facilitator cost • The Network must match Invest NI funding – Can take the form of salaried 'in-kind' contributions Overview
- 4. • Vary dependingon the nature and focus of collaboration – Improved skills pipeline; – Access to knowledge; – New markets; – Exploitation of infrastructure; – Forging new international partnerships – Innovative practices and processes. CNP Benefits
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- 7. ALIGN IT Facilitator ContactDetails- sheila.fleming@e-skills.com Clair.gheel@e-skills.com
- 8. Promotes and supportsa network that encourages: Innovation; Training; Sustainable development; Profitable growth of the plastics industry in Northern Ireland.
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- 10. • Suggest InitialMeeting to explore in what way we might: – Explore aims and objectives of working together; – What success looks like; – Time requirements of activity / inactivity; – Ensure companies are equipped with the skills and knowledge to take up opportunities in this rapidly changing area ? • Facilitators Meeting -17th June – una.davey@investni.com Getting Started
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- #6 Good morning everyone I am delighted to have the opportunity to present to you all today and to share with you over the next 10 mins some insights on the Northern Ireland experience on cluster development and collaboration, in particular through some practical case studies, I hope to provide you an insight into our findings on how collaborative networking can/or has created innovative conditions which in turn stimulates innovation, at a company/business, regional and economic level.
- #7 BOSEH is a “spin out” from the scoping study conducted by the ESTN network. The focus of this Scoping Study was on the opportunities for skills development and training within the energy sector, and concluded that the priority for the ESTN Network should be on developing and providing “...access to high-quality, short, industry-specific training courses” for the energy sector. However, the membership of the ESTN covered a range of energy sectors (onshore and offshore) and, whilst the focus of the scoping study was on the opportunities for training provision, the membership included companies involved in selling products and skilled labour to the end market as well as training providers. The scoping study highlighted ‘differences’ and ‘potential tensions’ between the different interests of the various members of the ESTN network and it was apparent that any network or networks progressing from the scoping study would need to be more clearly defined in terms of membership and target market. As the ESTN Scoping Study was being undertaken, the pre-assembly project for the West of Duddon Sands off-shore wind farm was also underway at the Belfast pre-assembly site. Some of the ESTN members were part of the supply chain for this project. Their experience showed that there was considerable untapped potential for local NI companies within the offshore wind market, not only in projects overseas but also from projects being undertaken at the pre-assembly site in Belfast. As a result of their experience on the West of Duddon Sands project, the findings of the ESTN Scoping Study into the wider growth trends in off-shore energy and synergies developed between particular companies during the Scoping Study, a group of companies have decided to form a new collaborative network – BOSEH – specifically to build capability in entering the offshore energy supply chain, with a particular focus on offshore wind and the opportunities arising from the Belfast pre-assembly site and around Belfast Harbour, and then using this experience to develop their businesses in markets further afield.
- #8 Further to our conversation, key points: there may be potential to obtain DEL funding for a Training Academy in respect of garment design and production technical skills; the Academy would probably entail 10 – 12 weeks training followed by company placements for between 12 and 20 new entrants; DEL sets out specific criteria to be met such as the trainees must obtain a qualification; Cooneen Group has indicated an interest in this area; Suzanne Emerson from Invest NI would be keen to hear from any companies who may wish to get involved in an Academy proposal to DEL.
- #9 Further to our conversation, key points: there may be potential to obtain DEL funding for a Training Academy in respect of garment design and production technical skills; the Academy would probably entail 10 – 12 weeks training followed by company placements for between 12 and 20 new entrants; DEL sets out specific criteria to be met such as the trainees must obtain a qualification; Cooneen Group has indicated an interest in this area; Suzanne Emerson from Invest NI would be keen to hear from any companies who may wish to get involved in an Academy proposal to DEL.